Researchers at the University of Dundee have identified fexinidazole as a possible, much-needed, new treatment for the parasitic disease visceral leishmaniasis.
The ways in which scientific and technological breakthroughs can prevent food shortages across the world will be explored at the next Café Science Extra event in Dundee.
Dr Tim George, from the James Hutton Institute, will lead a discussion on ‘Feeding the World - Science or Reliance on Nature?' at Dundee Science Centre on Wednesday, 8th February.
Huge public interest in His Holiness The Dalai Lama's historic first visit to Dundee saw tickets for a public talk which he will deliver sell out little after two hours of going on sale this morning.
His Holiness will deliver the University of Dundee's Margaret Harris Lecture on Religion at the city's Caird Hall on Friday, June 22nd, as part of a tour of the UK.
Biofuels of the future, new approaches to tackling some of the problems created by climate change, and an examination of Scotland's climate through early church records will be among the subjects discussed at the second annual symposium of CECHR - the University of Dundee's Centre for Environmental Change and Human Resilience.
The event at the West Park Conference Centre in Dundee on Feburary 2nd brings together the research strands of CECHR and will feature contributions from academics and students.
Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design (DJCAD) is to host a major international exhibition of video art.
‘RECORD>AGAIN!' opens at Centrespace, Visual Research Centre, located within Dundee Contemporary Arts, on Friday, 3rd February. It forms the second phase of ‘40yearsvideoart.de', a project that seeks to preserve, restore and disseminate one of the most influential art forms of the 20th century.